[en] This article sheds light on the popular sources of opposition to the extension of gay rights in Eastern Europe by analysing the results of the 2013 Croatian referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage—the first referendum of this kind in Europe. Contrary to popular interpretations, our aggregate-level analysis reveals that the referendum results primarily reflected the pattern of support for the two principal electoral blocs, rather than communities’ traditionalist characteristics or grievances stemming from economic adversity. The article thereby stresses the importance of embedding the issue of contention over gay rights in Eastern Europe into the context of conventional political competition.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Glaurdic, Josip ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Vukovic, Vuk; University of Oxford > Department of Politics and International Relations
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Proxy politics, economic protest, or traditionalist backlash: Croatia’s referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage
